“It’s weak,” she announced, eyes sparkling. I laughed. I cried. I cried because she hadn’t spoken in months. I cried because her salty humor still existed. The disease hadn’t swallowed it as it had her bent body.
“Mom, it’s steamed vegetables,” I smiled, stabbing a broccoli crown, raising it to her paper lips. They remained closed and curved upward in a defiant smirk on a normally barren face. She was with me again, for a moment. Then, like lowering a yellow shade, her withering face went blank again. Wiping my eyes, I lifted another bland forkful to her open mouth.
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Heartbreaking. 🖤
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Great drabble. So moving.❤
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A word picture of love. Thank you for sharing this.
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Beautifully expressed.
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Reblogged this on Charly Slipp and commented:
A little piece of mine published recently on The Drabble.
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Patience and perseverance personified in love. A wonderful and rewarding read. Fantastic picture.
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Brought me back to mom’s hospital bed, to months of waiting to be recognized again. Lovely and painful. Rarely does one discuss this kind of love. Thank you.
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So sad and sensitively written.
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